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-stan

1) A suffix in the names of Asian Muslim nations and peoples, including former several Soviet republics and current republics of the Russian Federation: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkestan, Tatarstan, Kurdistan. From Persian -stân "place". 2) A superfluous suffix to a place name in general: New Yorkistan, Californistan, Texastan.
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Stanning

Stanning is defending / supporting something or someone you really like no matter how problematic they are to the point of being obsessed, delusional or looking away from serious things that harm people, even if it harms the very thing/person you claim to love.
Why are you stanning them so hard??? We all saw what they did. It's on video!
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Stan

When you try to write "Satan" but you miss the first "A"
Hail Stan
by HonkHonkMemeDaddy December 17, 2018
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Stan

A big fan of a show/person/band/anything really; based on the song "Stan" by Eminem
Guy 1: Yeah you should stay away from the Stan side of Twitter, it's full of normies.
Guy 2: Yo thanks man.
by The7thComrade January 15, 2019
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A type of fan that uses twitter, tumblr, or instagram that is obsessed with a celebrity, band, artist, etc. Usually very invested and follows their 'idol' closely. Used to be known as groupies or fan girls/fandoms.
Ariana Grande stans are going crazy over her new album
One Direction stans are waiting for the hiatus to be over
by atmjzw2 February 12, 2019
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Stanning

Being a very big fan of a music artist
*Artist posts photo on social media* Fans: We stan!
(we are big fans) The fans are stanning
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Stan

To obsess over and support a celebrity/influencer/etc.

Typically used in reference to stan twitter where people make fan accounts of the person they stan.
It’s very fuzzy as to where the word originated, but it’s believed to have been taken from Eminem’s song “Stan” about a STalker-fAN who supported him so hard to the point where it took a dark turn.
by mehemily September 5, 2019
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